Admission

Carolina Friends School is a vibrant and inclusive learning community empowering students to think critically, creatively, and independently. Explore how your family can become part of our community of learners.

Community

At Carolina Friends School, community is formed and found in ways both big and small. Personal relationships are at the core of our work, and we greatly value the connection of our family and staff as well as our partnerships in the broader community.

Support CFS

Carolina Friends School has relied on the enthusiasm and gifts of its supporters and community members from its founding. Discover how you can further our mission and impact current and future students.

Admission

Carolina Friends School is a vibrant and inclusive learning community empowering students to think critically, creatively, and independently. Explore how your family can become part of our community of learners.

Community

At Carolina Friends School, community is formed and found in ways both big and small. Personal relationships are at the core of our work, and we greatly value the connection of our family and staff as well as our partnerships in the broader community.

Support CFS

Carolina Friends School has relied on the enthusiasm and gifts of its supporters and community members from its founding. Discover how you can further our mission and impact current and future students.

In This Section

Working at CFS

Who We Are

CFS staff members demonstrate an understanding of and strong commitment to Quaker philosophy and values and the School’s mission, a desire for continuous professional growth, and the ability to work with integrity, energy, courage, creativity, resilience, flexibility, and a sense of humor. State teacher certification or licensure is not required for employment.

Our staff hail from England, Ireland, Liberia, and throughout the United States. They have an average of 20 years of teaching experience, and their tenure at CFS ranges from a matter of months to 45 years! Over half have earned advanced degrees.

Salary and Benefits

Thanks to endowment funds raised in the 2005-2008 Next Step Campaign, Carolina Friends School can maintain a strong commitment to competitive salary and benefits*, including the following (as of Fall 2016):

retirement plan 403(b) with TIAA-CREF; includes CFS-paid matching contribution based on tenure

employee assistance program (counseling support for personal concerns)

partial tuition remission for up to two staff children (percentage based on tenure)

credit union membership opportunity

use of on-campus athletic facilities

extensive professional development opportunities

*Benefits eligibility based on percentage of full-time hours worked.

Professional Growth

Carolina Friends has been able to increase its professional development resources in recent years. Staff members have support to participate in a host of conferences and workshops, including those offered by:

the Friends Council on Education (FCE)

the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE, formerly the National Middle School Association) and other age-based education organizations

the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), and other discipline-based education organizations

the SSATB, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the National Business Officers Association, and other administrative support organizations.

Since 2006, the Professional And Community Enrichment (PACE) program has financially supported staff members to travel to China, Costa Rica, India and Nepal, Kenya, Mongolia, the Middle East, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales, and other destinations.

A Personal Perspective

Here’s what staff members have said about working at Carolina Friends:

I have a lot of reasons I’m thankful working at Friends School, perhaps first among them my dedicated, talented, passionate, committed colleagues and friends. ~ Middle School teacher

I love this School....the perfect learning environment for my kids. ~ Development staff member

This place helped me raise two children and myself. I am looking forward to it helping us raise my grandchildren. ~ Building and Grounds staffer, here since the 1970s

I am grateful that I found this school 23 years ago! It’s an honor to be here. ~ Lower School teacher

This is a place that nurtures good students and good educators as well as good people. I love that my own children are being educated here by my smart, hardworking colleagues and shaped by Quaker values. ~ Center staff member

Carolina Friends School

Carolina Friends School is a vibrant and inclusive learning community empowering students to think critically, creatively, and independently. We foster active exploration and quiet reflection, individual endeavor and collaborative engagement. Inspired by Quaker values — pursuit of truth, respect for all, peaceful resolution of conflict, simplicity, the call to service — we teach our children that it is possible to change the world.